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What is the cotton gin?
This machine was invented by Eli Whitney.
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Who is Henry Ford?
This person was one of the first to use the assembly line in his automobile industry.
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Who is William Wilberforce?
a social reformist who campaigned against slavery
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What is socialism?
This form of government that takes over the means of production and the distribution of goods for the presumed welfare of the society.
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Who is Charles Darwin?
He wrote the book On the Origin of Species and created the evolutionary theory.
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What is a spinning frame?
A threading machine invented by Richard Arkwright that was powered by water.
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Where is Kitty Hawk, NC?
This is where the Wright Brothers launched the first successful airplane flight.
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What are the Corn Laws?
Laws that placed a high tariff on imported grain.
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What is Marxism?
The theory that every social, political, or religious movement springs from a desire to take economic advantage of another group
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Who is Albert Einstein?
He was one of the greatest scientists in the 20th century; famous for the equation E=mc2 and the theory of relativity.
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Who is Jethro Tull?
This person invented the seed drill.
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Who is James Watt?
The Scotsman who designed the first practical and efficient steam engine.
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What is the Reform Bill of 1832?
The Bill that reorganized the electoral system for the House of Commons.
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What is christian socialism?
The philosophy held by theological liberals who viewed socialism as "the embodiment of Christianity in our culture"
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Who is Niels Bohr?
He is famous for the Bohr model of the atom.
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Who is Charles Townshend?
This person developed a new system of crop rotation which eliminated the need to leave fields fallow for a year.
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Who is Henry Cort?
This person developed a method of rolling and hammering iron into the product called wrought iron.
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What is the Paliament Bill of 1911?
The bill that put the House of commons above the House of Lords.
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Who is Dwight L. Moody?
He was a famous evangelist in Great Britain and U.S. during the 1800's.
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Who is Wilhelm Roentgen?
He accidentally discovered x-rays.
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Who is Robert Bakewell?
This person utilized selective breeding to produce larger and healthier farm animals.
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What is 1804?
The year that Richard Trevithick built a steam-powered locomotive.
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Who is Queen Victoria?
The Queen of England who ruled for 64 years.
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Who is Robert Raikes?
He was the founder of Sunday School.
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Who is Marie Curie?
She was a scientist who found two elements in a type of uranium ore called pitchblende.
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